Penda Health: Partnership Outreach for OpenAI Foundation Intro

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Context

Penda Health is the existing Horizon 1000 partner — an operator of 16 clinics in Kenya that published the July 2025 AI clinical copilot study with OpenAI support.

They have:

• Direct relationship with OpenAI Foundation / Jacob Trefethen
• Proven track record of AI-in-clinic research
• Existing OpenAI deployment to study
• Potential interest in extending AI beyond clinics to community/CHW layer

Trij offers what Penda Health does not have: a CHW-layer triage tool that extends their clinic AI into the community.

Outreach Strategy

Warm Intro Path

1. Identify any mutual contacts (investors, advisors, clinical network)
2. Reach out via LinkedIn / email with warm framing

Cold Outreach

1. If no warm intro available, send cold email referencing:
   • Shared Kenya health ecosystem
   • Complimentary (not competing) AI tool
   • Offer to integrate Trij as CHW extension to their clinic AI

Ask

• 15-minute intro call
• Introduction to Jacob Trefethen (OpenAI Foundation, Life Sciences and Health Grants lead)
• Potentially: partnership to pilot CHW triage as adjunct to their clinic AI

Next Steps

• Research Penda Health leadership and identify best contact
• Check for existing network connections (LinkedIn, investors, advisors)
• Draft outreach email (~150 words)
• Send outreach
• Follow up at 1 week if no response
• If connection made: prepare 1-pager on Trij for OpenAI Foundation

References

• Main Horizon 1000 strategy: Horizon 1000: Position Trij as Community-Level Partner for Gates Foundation + OpenAI #550
• Penda Health AI study: https://pendahealth.org/
• Bias audit: Bias Audit: Run Real Inference on GPU & Package Results #531